Eighteen fighters are no longer on the Bellator roster.
Among those who have parted ways includes former featherweight champion Daniel Straus, former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary, boxer-turned-MMA-fighter Heather Hardy, and former UFC fighter Bec Rawlings. The list also includes two fighters who never got to compete after signing with the promotion because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s unclear whether each fighter was released, left on their own accord, or elected not to re-sign with the promotion. However, a Bellator official recently informed MMA Junkie that the promotion is moving on without the 18 fighters listed below.
Daniel Straus
Daniel Straus and Patricio Freire, Bellator 145
Weight: Featherweight MMA record: 26-9 Bellator record: 12-6
Bec Rawlings
Weight: Women’s flyweight MMA record: 8-9 Bellator record: 1-1
Tywan Claxton
Tywan Claxton
Weight: Featherweight MMA record: 6-3 Bellator record: 6-3
Heather Hardy
(Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports)
Weight: Women’s flyweight MMA record: 2-2 Bellator record: 2-2
John Teixeira
Weight: Featherweight MMA record: 23-6-2 Bellator record: 6-4
Khonry Gracie
Weight: Welterweight MMA record: 2-2 Bellator record: 2-2
Liam McGeary
Weight: Light heavyweight MMA record: 13-4 Bellator record: 10-4
Tyree Fortune
Weight: Light heavyweight MMA record: 5-1 Bellator record: 2-1
Alessio Sakara
Weight: Light heavyweight MMA record: 21-13 Bellator record: 4-2
Amanda Bell
Weight: Women’s featherweight MMA record: 7-8 Bellator record: 3-4
Chuck Campbell
Weight: Light heavyweight MMA record: 2-1 Bellator record: 2-1
Demarques Jackson
Weight: Welterweight MMA record: 11-6 Bellator record: 1-2
Dominic Mazzotta
Weight: Bantamweight MMA record: 15-3 Bellator record: 2-2
Olga Rubin
Weight: Women’s featherweight MMA record: 6-2 Bellator record: 4-2
Kirill Sidelnikov
Weight: Heavyweight MMA record: 12-6 Bellator record: 1-1
Mike Jasper
Weight: Middleweight MMA record: 13-6 Bellator record: 0-2
Steve MacDonald
Weight: Light heavyweight MMA record: 4-0 Bellator record: 0-0
Ryan Spillane
Weight: Heavyweight MMA record: 0-0 Bellator record: 0-0
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